Prayer Tents Bible References - Prayer Tents

ABGAR

(Gk. Abgaros)

Common title of kings of Edessa, the capital of Osrhoene, a small kingdom at the northern bend of the Euphrates River (modern Turkey). Eusebius (HE 1.13) reports that the archives of Edessa contained copies of correspondence between Abgar Ukkama (Abgar V “the Black”) and Jesus in which Abgar requests that Jesus come to Edessa to heal him. The story is widely regarded as apocryphal, the result of historical revisionism sometime after Abgar IX (ca. 179-214 c.e.) converted to Christianity.

Charles Guth






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

Info Language Arrow Return to Top
Prayer Tents is a Christian mission organization that serves Christians around the world and their local bodies to make disciples ("evangelize") more effectively in their communities. Prayer Tents provides resources to enable Christians to form discipleship-focused small groups and make their gatherings known so that other "interested" people may participate and experience Christ in their midst. Our Vision is to make disciples in all nations through the local churches so that anyone seeking God can come to know Him through relationships with other Christians near them.

© Prayer Tents 2024.
Prayer Tents Facebook icon Prayer Tents Twitter icon Prayer Tents Youtube icon Prayer Tents Linkedin icon